Missing Creativity. Polish Conference Takes a Closer Look at Gender Equality in the European Film Industry.Back

19/12/2016

WARSAW, Poland.

On Friday 16 December 2016, the EWA Network, the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund and the Polish Female Filmmakers Association organised an afternoon conference on Gender Equality in the European Film Industry. The well-attended event took place at the Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw and had, of course, a special focus on the Polish industry.

The event was introduced by Irena Strzalkowska, Deputy Director of the "Tor" Film Studio and Polish representative to the Board of Eurimages.

The first part of the conference focused on initiatives and research at the European level:

Isabel Castro, EWA's Treasurer and Eurimages Deputy Executive Director, presented the gender strategy of the Fund and recent findings from the studies undertaken by Eurimages.

Ewa Puszczynska, Polish producer and Vice-President of the EWA Network presented the EWA Network and outlined the benefits of membership for Polish professionals.